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Alcoholic delirium tremens with hollow viscus perforation scheduled for emergency laparotomy

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2012
Alcohol is a drug consumed at some time in life by up to 80% of the population according to western statistics. Wide differences in socioeconomic status in India contribute to various degrees and severity of alcoholism and its associated complications ...
Anand T Talikoti, B S Sindhu, S P Kavyashree, K S Kishore Kumar   +3 more
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Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
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Delirium and High Creatine Kinase and Myoglobin Levels Related to Synthetic Cannabinoid Withdrawal

Case Reports in Medicine, 2017
Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) are included in a group of drugs called new psychoactive substances. Effects of SCs on the central nervous system are similar to other cannabinoids, but 2–100 times more potent than marijuana.
Ahmet Bulent Yazici, Esra Yazici, Atila Erol   +2 more
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A rare case of complicated opioid withdrawal in delirium without convulsions

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2017
Opioids are one of the commonly abused substances in India. Opioid withdrawal symptoms classically include severe muscle cramps, bone aches, autonomic symptoms, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, and temperature dysregulation.
B Neeraj Raj, N Manamohan, Divya Hegde, Chandrashekar B Huded, Johnson Pradeep   +4 more
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Prevention of ICU Delirium Through Implementation of a Sleep Promotion Bundle [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) delirium is the prevalence of delirium in ICU patientswho do not have a history of drug/alcohol abuse, an admission for a mental status change, or anadmission to the ICU for less than 24 hours.
Bennett, Victoria
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Incidents of sudden death during restraint of agitated individuals in Sweden between 1992 and 2024

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Restraint‐related sudden deaths in agitated individuals raise complex questions at the intersection of medicine and law. Hyperactive delirium with extreme agitation as well as positional asphyxia due to restraint have been proposed to account for these deaths. However, the exact physiological mechanisms responsible and to what extent restraint
Alexander Tyr, Erik Lindeman, Fredrik Tamsen, Ingemar Thiblin, Brita Zilg   +4 more
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Propofol Use in Emergency Surgery in a Patient Having Alcohol Withdrawal

Annals of Indian Psychiatry
Alcohol use disorder is a common mental health issue with life-threatening consequences like sustaining polytrauma while driving under the influence of alcohol. Such patients frequently require surgical interventions.
Sandeep Grover, Chandrima Naskar, Kajal Jain, Sameer Aggarwal   +3 more
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Analysis of risk factors in patients with alcohol delirium who have been treated at the riga psychiatry and narcology center in 2018

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction Alcohol abuse can be the cause for psychotic disorders. In the International Classification of Diseases (ICD10) they are coded F10.4-F10.9.
K. Kurzemnieks
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P-575 - Delirium: alcohol withdrawal vs. postoperative

European Psychiatry, 2012
Introduction Delirium (Del) is an emergency in psychiatry, which can occur after long-term alcohol use (abusus) or after surgical procedures and being fostered by deprivation of interpersonal and social stimulation. Objective To prove incidence of socio-demographic and psychopathological differences in patients with delirium (alcohol withdrawal ...
M. Novaković, J. Marić, Z. Maksimović, G. Račetović, V. Despotović, N. Maksimović, R. Novaković   +6 more
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GRADE‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Emergency Department Delirium Risk Stratification, Screening, and Brain Imaging in Older Patients With Suspected Delirium

Academic Emergency Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This portion of the Geriatric Emergency Department (GED) Guidelines 2.0 focuses on delirium in the emergency department (ED). Methods A multidisciplinary group applied the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to assess the certainty of evidence and develop recommendations related to ...
Sangil Lee, Danya Khoujah, Debra Eagles, Maura Kennedy, Alexander X. Lo, Christian H. Nickel, Glenn Arendts, Luna Ragsdale, Justine Seidenfeld, Kerstin de Wit, Ines Luciani‐Mcgillivray, Christopher R. Carpenter, Shan W. Liu, on behalf of the Geriatric Emergency Department Delirium Guidelines 2.0 Writing Team   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source